I am learning
The difference between
Intimacy and passionate embrace
Egg in your mouth and egg on your face
A kiss on the lips and a kiss on the cheek
Showing mercy and being weak
Going the distance and running the race
Feeling things out and feeling out of place
Peaceful rest and resting in peace
Letting go and being released
Staring at the sun and seeing the light
Fighting for justice and starting a fight
Knowing you and you knowing me
Freeing your mind and being free
I have come to accept
That not everyone wants to be my friend
That not every beautiful person wants to hold my hand
That not every story needs a “proper” end
Objects, and the Distance Between Them 
Beautifully portrayed. Isn’t that life? ❤️
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Thank you. Life… Such a simple word, and so “common”, but so incredibly complex and full of parallels and contradictions that it both can be captured in a single sentence and would never be fully contained in all human literature.
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Truth!! ☀️
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Yes a simple word with a infinitely amount of possibletys behind it.
BY FOR NOW
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Beautiful and so true my friend, the simple falacity’s of life that most never get.
BY FOR NOW
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Thank you Dawn; you are right… most people never get them. And even when we do, they are so easy to forget of neglect. I am still learning and applying them to this day and likely always will be.
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Beautiful work. Congratulations and thank you for following my blog.
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Thank you Lawrence! I appreciate the comment and that you took the time to read my writing. I look forward to reading your future posts.
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Aha..this spoke to me in more ways than one.How we are constantly trying to figure out the subtle difference in the things life throws at us. Beautiful.
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Yes, this all started with me trying to understand the word intimacy, a quest I didn’t even know I was on at first. The word kept coming up as something I needed in my life, but there was always a sexual connotation in my mind, and that seemed off. As I began to realize, and as I am more and more learning, that is a limiting and ultimately debilitating perception. I am learning to love without any expectations of reciprocation, to give without expecting anything in return, to build connections with as many people as possible solely for the purpose of understanding them, understanding myself, and helping them to do the same. In that journey, all of the other differences just shine like fragments of precious stones along the path, to be retrieved only briefly and appreciated, then set back down for the next passerby.
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To love without expectation or reciprocation and trying to build the connection in the process is the ultimate gesture of a kind heart and an enlightened soul.
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This could almost be a morning meditation to reflect upon. I love the part about realising and accepting not everyone will love you (us) me too.. 🙂 and loving anyway. Inspiring.
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You are free to use it and adapt it as suits your life. 🙂 If there is any personal gain to be had by anyone through my words, I am all in favor.
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Yes, me too. Thanks 🙂
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Reblogged this on Emerging From The Dark Night and commented:
Much learning and acceptance in this poem.
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